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E-Redistricting

While Virginia waits for the U-S Supreme Court to take up the case of the
only black majority congressional district there's another clue about the
outcome.
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VO-NAT

The high court struck down three black majority districts in Georgia in a
five to four ruling.
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SOT 05:14:02
IN Q=Most people
((KENT WILLIS/VA. ACLU: MOST PEOPLE WHO TALK ABOUT VOTING RIGHTS ISSUES THESE
DAYS TALK ABOUT WHO IS THE ONE JUDGE THAT WILL MOVE FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER
TO UPHOLD OR STRIKE DOWN THE NEXT CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.))
SUPER=01-Kent Willis/Virginia ACLU;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=congressional district.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@file;

Virginia's third district is represented by Bobby Scott, the state's only
black congressman.
The state and the American Civil Liberties Union say it's DIFFERENT from
other districts the court has NOT liked in that political considerations
mattered more in its creation than racial ones.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=HOLD

If the court decides NOT to hear the case, Virginia lawmakers will go back
to the drawing board.

E-O'Dell

The same court that halted the killing of convicted killer Joseph O-Dell has
upheld his death sentence after hearing the case.
O'Dell's attorneys tried to argue that that a 19-94 precedent should apply
retroactively to O'Dell.
The precedent says juries should be told that life without parole is an
option- but the court said no.
O'Dell faces execution for a 19-85 murder of a woman outside a Virginia
Beach night club.
O'Dell's effort to avoid the death penalty has received the support of the
Italian government and Pope John Paul.

tobacco-talks

ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mornin
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none

Both sides in the tobacco war reportedly are moving closer to a settlement.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington, DC;

Negotiators reported tremendous progress yesterday.
The historic settlement is expected to include billions of dollars in
payments to dozens of states.. reimbursement for treating the health problems
of smokers.
SUPER=@file

One sticking point remains, whether the industry would pay punitive
damages.
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WIPE/WIPE/WIPE

CIG-TAX

The Senate Finance Committee has approved a tax bill that includes a 20
cent-a-pack increase in the cigarette
tax.
Committee members took the step as a way to defer some higher taxes on
airline tickets and extend health coverage for uninsured children.
The new 20 cents comes on top of the current 24 cents federal tax on each
pack.
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The Coalition took its complaints to the Federal Communications Commission
asking it to investigate.
But, yesterday the agency found that W-D-B-J was in compliance with F-C-C
guidelines for employment of women and minorities.
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SOT 16.23.53 - 16.24.08
IN Q=We're obviously glad
((JIM SHAVER/WDBJ-7 VP NEWS AND PROGRAMMING: WE'RE OBVIOUSLY GLAD THAT WE CAN
PUT IT BEHIND US AND GET ON TO SOME OF THE CHALLENGES WE HAVE AHEAD OF US AND
GRATIFIED THAT THE COMMISSION WAS AS CLEAR IN SUPPORTING OUR E-E-O RECRUITMENT
PLAN AS IT WAS.))
SUPER=01-Jim Shaver/WDBJ7 Vice President;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=plan as it was.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE

The F-C-C has now renewed W-D-B-J's license for eight years.

Cats

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=mornin
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none

The Broadway show Cats is living up to its advertising slogan "Now and
Forever."
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-New York, NY;

Last night's six- thousand- one- hundred- thirty- eighth performance put it
in the record books as the
longest-running show in broadway history, dancing right past "A Chorus Line."
Andrew Lloyd Webber first brought his wiskers to broadway in October 19-82.
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E-M'Ville-School

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=jsu
TAPE#97-42
GRAPHIC=Education

Some Martinsville High School students are upset.
They don't support the decision to transfer assistant principal Zeb
(Tahl-ey) Talley.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Martinsville;

Yesterday several students, teachers and parents tried to persuade the school
board to change its mind.
They say transferring Talley from Martinsville High School to Martinsville
Middle School is NOT in the best interest of the students.
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SOT 15:19:50
IN Q=Do you choose
((LAVELLE PAYNE/MARTINSVILLE JUNIOR: DO YOU CHOOSE NOT TO LISTEN..HAVE YOU EVEN
ASKED MR.TALLEY HIMSELF IF HE THINKS THIS MOVE IS DEROGATORY TO HIS CAREER. I
WONDER BECAUSE I HAVE. HE DOESN'T WANT TO GO. WE DON'T WANT HIM TO GO. PARENTS
DON'T WANT HIM TO GO.))
SUPER=01-Lavelle Payne/Martinsville H.S. Junior;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=him to go
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VO-NAT

Rising junior Kathryn Whitlow says Talley helped her overcome a learning
disability.
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SOT 15:10:36
IN Q=Mr.Talley has
((KATHRYN WHITLOW/MARTINSVILLE SENIOR: MR.TALLEY HAS PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE
IN HELPING ME TO GET WHERE I AM NOW.. I AM PROUD OF WHO I AM ))
SUPER=01-Kathryn Whitlow/Martinsville H.S. Senior
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=of who I am
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VO-NAT

The school board says the transfer will still stand.
The assistant principal at Albert Harris Intermediate will replace Talley.
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E-Liberty

After more than a quarter century of service, Doctor Pierre Guillermin
(GILL-er-min) is stepping down as Liberty University's president.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg

Guillermin helped the Reverend Jerry Falwell create the original Liberty
Baptist College in 19-71.
He plans to remain active in school affairs, including serving as university
chaplain.
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SOT 14:17:43
IN Q=I enjoy personal
((DR. PIERRE GUILLERMIN/RETIRING L.U. PRESIDENT: I ENJOY PERSONAL INTERACTION
WITH FACULTY AND STUDENTS MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN, AND
I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING MORE AVAILABLE TO THOSE IN OUR ACADEMIC COMMUNITY WHO
MAY BE SEEKING SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE OR COUNSEL.))
SUPER=01-Pierre Guillermin/Retiring Liberty Univ. Pres.; :00
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=guidance or counsel.
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VO-NAT

Liberty is still trying to eliminate more than 25 million dollars in debt,
but Reverend Falwell says that should not scare off potential applicants.
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SOT 14:37:21
IN Q=I think anyone
((REV. JERRY FALWELL/L.U. CHANCELLOR: I THINK ANYONE WHO LOOKS AT LIBERTY
UNIVERSITY CLOSELY WILL SEE THAT IT IS A STRONG, HEALTHY, ONGOING INSTITUTION
AND IT IS MY OPINION THAT THE PROBLEM WILL BE SELECTING THE RIGHT ONE, NOT
FINDING ONE.))
SUPER=01-Rev. Jerry Falwell/Liberty Univ. Chancellor; :00
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=not finding one.
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VO-NAT

Dr. John Borek will serve as interim president while a nationwide search is
conducted.
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E-Smart-Road

The "Smart Road" is a waste of money and harmful to the environment.
That, according to a private study.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Christiansburg;

A coalition of taxpayers, environmental and community activists, did the
study. Project opponents outlined the results yesterday.
The 46-page paper also criticizes 36-other highway projects around the
country.
A ground breaking for the "Smart Road" is scheduled next month but those
fighting the nearly six-mile highway are NOT giving in.
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SOT
IN Q=There is
((MICHAEL ABRAHAM/SMART ROAD OPPONENT:THERES IS A LOT OF RESIGNATION, IN OUR
AREA, THAT THIS IS A GOING TO BE DONE TO US NO MATTER WHAT AND WE NEED A
VICTORY, WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO SAY TO THE PEOPLE OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY THAT WE
HAVE A CHANCE TO DEFEAT THIS, THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. ))
SUPER=01-Michael Abraham/Smart Road Opponent; :00
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=very important.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=04-File Tape;

Supporters say the project will alleviate future traffic congestion.
But Abraham claims his research indicates the level of traffic projected by
the state won't actually occur for decades.
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E-Crenshaws

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#97-38
GRAPHIC=Crenshaws

Crenshaws Electronics and Appliances is set to reopen its Roanoke store
today after keeping that store and one in Lynchburg closed this week while a
major lender has repossessed a large chunk of its inventory.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;

Crews took the last of the repossessed merchandise out of Crenshaws Roanoke
store yesterday afternoon.
The repossession efforts moved to Lynchburg last night.
SUPER=03-Lynchburg/Last Night;

Deutsche (DOYT-sha) Financial Services says this will help settle an overdue
debt of nearly 337-thousand dollars.
It was not known if the Lynchburg location would reopen today.
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TAX

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=smoking

On Capitol Hill, the Senate Finance Committee has approved an overall tax
bill that includes a 20- cent- per- pack increase in the federal cigarette tax.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Capitol Hill;

The cigarette levy comes as a way to scale back proposed higher taxes on
airline tickets and extend health coverage for uninsured children.
The new cigarette tax comes on top of the current 24 cents federal
tax on each pack.
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WIPE/WIPE/WIPE

One negotiator says details are still undecided on protecting
the tobacco industry from punitive damages, and on how much the
F-D-A will control nicotine.
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SUMMIT

ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=clinton

President Clinton plays host to an international economic summit that
officially gets underway today in Denver.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Denver, CO;

The leaders of the seven richest industrial nations and Russia are expected
to discuss everything from benefits of a global economy to terrorism.
Russia was invited to this year's forum as a reward for its adherence to
difficult political and economic reforms.
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P-M'ville-School

ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=jsu
TAPE#97-28
GRAPHIC=Education

A changing of the guard at a Martinsville school proves to be an unpopular
decision.
High School assistant principal Zeb Talley has been transferred to a new
job.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Martinsville

Yesterday afternoon, several parents, students and teachers spoke out
against moving Talley from Martinsville High School to Martinsville Middle
School.
They say it's not in the best interest of the students.
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SOT
IN Q=Do you choose
((DO YOU CHOOSE NOT TO LISTEN? HAVE YOU EVER ASKED MR. TALLEY HIMSELF IF HE
THINKS THIS MOVE IS DEROGATORY TO HIS CAREER. I WONDER, BECAUSE I HAVE. HE
DOESN'T WANT TO GO; WE DON'T WANT HIM TO GO. PARENTS DON'T WANT TO GO.))
SUPER=01-Lavelle Payne/Martinsville H.S. Junior;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=want him to go.
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VO-NAT

Rising senior Kathryn Whitlow gave a heartfelt testimony about how Talley
helped her overcome her learning disabilities.
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SOT
IN Q=Mr. Talley
((KATHRYN WHITLOW: MR. TALLEY HAS PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN HELPING ME GET
WHERE I AM NOW. I AM PROUD OF WHO I AM.))
SUPER=01-Kathryn Whitlow/Martinsville H.S. Senior
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=who I am.
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VO-NAT

But as of July first Talley will be transferred.
The assistant principal at Albert Harris Intermediate will take his place.
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P-Chuck-Love

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=sta
TAPE#597-24
GRAPHIC=None

A local country music singer is heading back to Nashville to make it big.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem;

Chuck Love already has more than 40 years of experience over most of the
industry's newest stars, such as teenager Lee Ann Rimes.
But they have name recognition.
The Yokohama Tire worker knows some may see how old he is and tell him NOT
to quit his day job.
Still he says he's not letting skeptics make him think twice.
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SOT 13.28.57 - 13.29.15
IN Q=Everybody's going on
((CHUCK LOVE/COUNTRY MUSIC SINGER: EVERYBODY'S GOING ON ABOUT LEE ANN RIMES
BEING YOUNG AND HOW GREAT SHE COULD SING AND THIS AND THAT AND SHE WAS SO
YOUNG. BUT, IN MY MIND I THOUGH IF I COULD DO THAT IT WOULD TURN AROUND THE
OPPOSITE FOR ME. THEY'D SAY WELL, THIS GUY IS 55-YEARS OLD AND HE'S GOT A HIT
SONG.))
SUPER=01-Chuck Love/Country Music Singer;
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=hit song
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VO-NAT

Love has made more than a few trips to Nashville, finally recording his
first album in 19-78.
But, that album got little attention.
He says if this one fares the same he'll keep trying anyway.
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P-Redistricting

The Supreme Court has upheld a congressional redistricting plan in Georgia
that features only one majority-black district.
The decision provides possible clues as to the outcome of Virginia's Third
District.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@file;

Virginia's only black congressman, Bobby Scott, represents the
Commonwealth's only black majority district.
The American Civil Liberties Union and the state are now asking the Supreme
Court to uphold it.
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SOT 05:14:29
IN Q=What the
((KENT WILLIS/VA. ACLU: WHAT THE SUPREME COURT DID SEVERAL YEARS AGO WAS TO
SAY THAT WHEN RACE WAS THE PREDOMINANT FACTOR IN DRAWING THE DISTRICT, SUCH
THAT ALL THE OTHER TRADITIONAL FACTORS ARE SECONDARY, THEN THAT VIOLATES THE
EQUAL PROTECTION CLAUSE OF THE CONSTITUTION. BECAUSE IT'S A RACE CONSCIOUS
DISTRICT. THE ARGUMENT WE'VE MADE HERE IN VIRGINIA AND HAS BEEN MADE IN OTHER
PLACES IS THAT IN MOST CASES ACTUALLY, WHILE RACE IS ONE OF THE ISSUES IT IS
NOT THE PREDOMINANT ISSUE.))
SUPER=01-Kent Willis/Virginia ACLU;
RUNS=:29
OUT Q=predominant issue.
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VO-NAT

The court will decide later this year if it will even hear Virginia's case.
If NOT, lawmakers will go back to the drawing board to try again.
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P-O'Dell

NO new sentencing trial for Virginia death row inmate Joseph O'Dell.
O'Dell is the inmate who's drawn the sympathies of the Pope and much of the
Italian government.
He faces execution for a 19-85 murder of a woman outside a Virginia Beach
night club.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a 19-94 precedent, which allowed juries to
be told that life in prison is an alternative to the death penalty, canNOT
apply retroactively to O'Dell's case.

P-Gilmore

His opponents say his campaign promises are NOT possible, but Republican
candidate for governor Jim Gilmore contends he can both increase education
spending and get rid of the personal property tax.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg

Gilmore was in Lynchburg yesterday speaking to about 800 rising high school
seniors at the Boys State convention.
The former attorney general says he'll introduce legislation to hire four
thousand new teachers as soon as he takes office.. and gradually phase out
property taxes by the time he leaves.
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SOT 12:40:45
IN Q=We're going to
((JIM GILMORE/FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL: WE'RE GOING TO PUSH FORWARD ON THE
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, WE'RE CONFIDENT THAT WE CAN PUT THEM INTO EFFECT. BUT
PART AND PARCEL TO THIS IS THE PROPERTY TAX CUT. WE BELIEVE WE CAN IMPLEMENT
THIS ENTIRE PROGRAM.))
SUPER=@Gilmore1; :00
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=this entire program.
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VO-NAT

Gilmore refutes criticism that his tax cut plan is unconstitutional.
His opponent, Democrat Don Beyer, calls the idea a "feel-good" political
gimmick.
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E-Goats

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-30
GRAPHIC=NONE

What wine goes best with goat?
That's a question few people have asked themselves, but researchers at
Virginia State University are trying to breed the perfect goat ...for dinner.
Ellen Qualls has more.
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SOT
IN Q=Goat meat.
SUPER=03-Richmond; :00
SUPER=01-Terry Gipson/VSU Goat Researcher; :14
SUPER=03-Petersburg; :23
SUPER=@Ellen1; 1:06
RUNS=1:18
OUT Q=Qualls, News 7, Petersburg.
((
Goat meat.
It isn't just for breakfast anymore.
SOT TAPE ONE 03:56:00
((WE'RE SEEING AN INCREASING DEMAND FOR GOAT.))
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nat sot goat reaction shot
runs=:02

Goat: the other red meat.
Got goat?
Okay so it may be a little hard for many Virginians to imagine.
SOT TAPE ONE 02:46:58
((TERRY GIPSON/VSU GOAT RESEARCHER: I LIKE IT A LOT. I TELL PEOPLE THAT IT'S
A CROSS BETWEEN VENISON AND BEEF. IF YOU LIKE VENISON AND BEEF, THEN YOU'LL
LIKE GOAT.))
RUNS=:08

Just a plug from the goats: if you like cashmere, mohair, or milk, you can
like goats...and they get to live.
But just like Americans can count sheep in their sleep and then on their
dinner tables, the ethnic consumers who buy goat are merely bringing their
recipes from home.
SOT TAPE ONE 02:45:41
((TERRY GIPSON/VSU GOAT RESEARCHER: THE MAJOR MARKET FOR THE EAST COAST HERE
IS THE HALAL OR ISLAMIC GROUP. AND THAT'S ABOUT 14 MILLION STRONG.
CONCENTRATED HERE ON THE EAST COAST.))
RUNS=:11

There is promising new research out of Georgia that the goats may be hoping
Southerners will hear.
SOT TAPE ONE 03:58:38
((TERRY GIPSON/VSU GOAT RESEARCHER: ANY GOAT WILL EAT KUDZU. AND THAT'S
BECAUSE OF THE DIETARY PREFERENCE OF GOATS.))
RUNS=:04

But if they don't make the cut for cashmere or kudzu patrol--
SOT TAPE ONE 02:51:47
((TERRY GIPSON/VSU GOAT RESEARCHER: GOATS ARE ESCAPE ARTISTS. AND THEY WILL
GET OUT OF CONVENTIONAL LIVESTOCK FENCING.))
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4-Scores

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#None
GRAPHIC=mlb

In sports,
Stan Javier (HAH'-vee-ehr) smacked his third homer in as many games, and San
Francisco picked up its fifth straight win over Los Angeles.
For that and the rest of last night's scores from the diamond let's check
the scoreboards.
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SUPER=0092-j/Colorado/8//San Diego/4////Pittsburgh/6/j/New York/7///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0092-/Los Angeles/2/j/San Francisco/5///;
SUPER=x5011;
SUPER=0093-j/Salem/8//Kinston/7///j/Lynchburg/4//Winston-Salem/2///;
SUPER=x5012;
SUPER=0105-j/Pulaski/9//Martinsville/3///j/Danville/5//Burlington/1///;
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OUT Q=...LAST SCORE